Last Updated: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:51:12 AM
LONG LAKE - Avert a cabin fever crisis at Long Lake Town Hall Saturday, March 10, at 8 p.m. when Certified Hypnotist Cris Johnson hits the stage for an evening of good, clean, hilarious fun.
Johnson has been an entertainer for 16 years. Town Hall is at 1204 Main Street (Route 30). Admission is $10 per adult and $5 ages 16 and under.
Johnson has traveled extensively throughout the world and the United States bringing hypnosis to corporate clients, schools and special events. Past performances inc ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:49:54 AM
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
LONG LAKE - There is good news for snowmobilers - and taxpayers - in Long Lake.
When the Long Lake Town Board met Wednesday, Jan. 25, it had to amend the town’s 2012 budget because of the receipt of $30,786 when only $17,000 was expected.
The money is from the state’s Snowmobile Trail Fund, administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
The money is reimbursement for snowmobile trail maintenance. It comes fr ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:49:23 AM
To contribute to the calendar,
call (800) 453-6397, ext. 111, or write Hamilton County Express, Box 166, Speculator, N.Y. 12164
Wednesday, Feb. 1: 9am, Northern Needles meets, St. Henry’s Parish Center; 10am, Swim Bus leaves St. Henry’s Church-624-3077 to sign up; 12-1pm, Free Blood Pressure Testing, LL Medical Bldg.-624-2301; 6pm, Emotions Anonymous meets, Wesleyan Church-624-5545.
Thursday, Feb. 2: 10:30am, HC Board of Supervisors meets, Court House, Lake Pleasant; 7pm, AA meets ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:46:20 AM
Something special is planned for Friday in Raquette Lake and Saturday in Long Lake.
World-class ice sculptor Stanley Kolonko, who owns and operates The Ice Farm in Central New York, is coming to town before venturing off to Ottawa for the 23rd Crystal Garden International Ice Carving Exhibition.
He will create sculptures for the Raquette Lake school, Shamrock Motel & Cottages, Long Lake Historical Society, Friends of the Long Lake Library, Hoss’s Country Corner, Long Lake Diner / Owl&r ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 7:00:26 AM
SARANAC LAKE - Adirondack Medical Center, Community Providers Inc. (CVPH Medical Center) and Hudson Headwaters Health Network have joined forces to create the Adirondack Health Institute, a not-for-profit corporation to help address rapid changes and challenges to the health care system.
AHI was formed to manage regional grant-supported programs and coordinate health care planning, recruiting, clinical activities and outreach in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren and Wa ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 6:56:53 AM
To contribute to the calendar,
call (800) 453-6397, ext. 111, or write Hamilton County Express, Box 166, Speculator, N.Y. 12164
Wednesday, Jan. 25: 9am, Northern Needles meets, St. Henry’s Parish Center; 10am, Swim Bus leaves St. Henry’s Church-624-3077 to sign up; 6pm, Emotions Anonymous meets, Wesleyan Church-624-5545; 7:30pm, Town Board meets, Town Hall.
Saturday, Jan. 28: Mike Norris Memorial Ice Fishing Derby, Raquette Lake - (518) 624-3077; 6:30-9pm, Chocolate Fest, LL Librar ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 7:36:10 AM
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
LONG LAKE - Temperatures in the single digits and a wind chill well below zero didn’t prevent a large crowd from showing up and enjoying Long Lake’s annual Winter Carnival Saturday, Jan. 14, sponsored by Moonlighters Snowmobile Club and the Town of Long Lake.
According to Moonlighters President Jim Piraino, the carnival is in its eighth year and was started after the Long Lake 100-Miler snowmobile races were dropped.
All the carnival food and activit ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 7:34:00 AM
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
LONG LAKE - The Long Lake Town Board held its annual organizational meeting Wednesday, Jan. 11, passing 50 resolutions to do the job. All 50 can be viewed online at www.mylonglake.com.
The Town Board will meet the second and last Wednesdays of each month at 7:30 p.m. Most meetings will be held at Town Hall; those of March 14, July 25, Sept. 12 and Nov. 14 will be held at the Raquette Lake school.
Cynthia Thompson is deputy supervisor. Steven Burch is deputy high ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 7:33:25 AM
To contribute to the calendar,
call (800) 453-6397, ext. 111, or write Hamilton County Express, Box 166, Speculator, N.Y. 12164
Wednesday, Jan. 18: 8am, LL Library Board of Trustees meets, library; 10am, Swim Bus leaves St. Henry’s Church-624-3077 to sign up; 10:30-11am, Ask The Nurse, RL Post Office; 6pm, Emotions Anonymous meets, Wesleyan Church-624-5545; 7pm, Trivia Night, Adk. Hotel.
Saturday, Jan. 21: 2-4:30pm, Quilt Class, RL School—624-3077.
Monday, Jan. 23: 7pm, RL School ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 6:41:49 AM
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
LONG LAKE - School officials feel they are trying to draft a budget in the dark, thanks to the 2 percent cap on tax levy increases and the formula the state wants them to use to determine what it is.
When the Long Lake Central School Board of Education met Thursday, Jan. 12, Superintendent Mary Dickerson gave a PowerPoint presentation outlining some of the known and unknown of this year’s budget process.
“We are working on a budget without a known fo ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 7:11:51 AM
Winter Carnival in Long Lake starts Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. with a free Kids’ Movie Night at Mt. Sabattis Geiger Arena, “How To Train Your Dragon.”
Winter Carnival at Mt. Sabattis Recreation Area off Rt. 30/28N will be Saturday starting at noon, with games and other activities for the entire family.
The carnival starts with a Snowmobile Parade at noon followed by coronation of the king and queen, free sledding and ice skating, snowmobiling, a bonfire and fireworks at dusk.
...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 7:09:16 AM
LONG LAKE - The $18,000 matching grant awarded the Town of Long Lake will be used to complete the Long Lake Nature Trail, repair retaining walls and help offset the cost of maintaining the garden area at the town beach.
Part of the 90 Miler Blueway Trail Strategy, the Long Lake Nature Trail will connect two business districts within the hamlet.
According to mylonglake.com, the nature trail is designed to increase pedestrian traffic around Jennings Park Pond and to offer a quiet, natural alternat ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 7:07:53 AM
To contribute to the calendar,
call (800) 453-6397, ext. 111, or write Hamilton County Express, Box 166, Speculator, N.Y. 12164
Wednesday, Jan. 11: 9am, Northern Needles meets, St. Henry’s Parish Center; 10am, Swim Bus leaves St. Henry’s Church-624-3077 to sign up; 11am-12pm, Ask The Nurse, Meal Site; 12-1pm, Free Blood Pressure Testing, LL Medical Bldg.—624-2301; 6pm, Emotions Anonymous meets, Wesleyan Church-624-5545; 7:30pm, Town Board meets, Town Hall.
Thursday, Jan. 12: ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 7:13:03 AM
LONG LAKE - Copies of roughly 1,000 Sutton family photographs have been added to the Long Lake Archives Collection, thanks to Patty Sutton Tokarz.
Her father, Duane Sutton, who died in 2005, was an inveterate photographer throughout his life. He served on the USS Springfield at the end of World War II and photographed the ship at sea from all angles, reminiscent of Charles Sheeler’s paintings.
He also photographed the crew at work at their various jobs, mopping the deck and getting a hairc ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 7:08:19 AM
To contribute to the calendar,
call (800) 453-6397, ext. 111, or write Hamilton County Express, Box 166, Speculator, N.Y. 12164
Wednesday, Jan. 4: 10am, Swim Bus leaves St. Henry’s Church-624-3077 to sign up; 12-1pm, Free Blood Pressure Testing, LL Medical Bldg.-624-2301; 6pm, Emotions Anonymous meets, Wesleyan Church-624-5545; Trivia Night, Long View Lodge.
Thursday, Jan. 5: 10:30am, HC Board of Supervisors meets, Court House, Lake Pleasant.
Friday, Jan. 6: 7pm, RL Vol. Fire Dept. &am ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 6:45:31 AM
Samantha “Sam” Bateman holds up the fleece jacket the Long Lake Town Board gave her Dec. 28 in recognition of the 2011 Good Neighbor Tip of the Cap award given her by Central Adirondack Partnership for the 21st Century. Tip of the Cap awards recognize business leaders, community organizations and good neighbors who have made a special contribution to their community. Bateman raised funds and worked on the garden and grounds at Long Lake Medical Building.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 6:37:47 AM
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
LONG LAKE - Nothing is certain when it comes to economic growth, but the stars might be aligning for Long Lake.
When the Long Lake Town Board met Dec. 28, it agreed to go ahead with the planned purchase of 45.9 acres of land from The Nature Conservancy.
The land is adjacent to Tarbell Hill Road.
The stage was set for the purchase after John Deming surveyed the property to confirm the exact acreage and TNC agreed to sell the property for $800 an acre or $36,720.
...
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 8:41:26 AM
To contribute to the calendar,
call (800) 453-6397, ext. 111, or write Hamilton County Express, Box 166, Speculator, N.Y. 12164
Wednesday, Dec. 28: 9am, Northern Needles meets, St. Henry’s Parish Center; 10am, Swim Bus leaves St. Henry’s Church-624-3077 to sign up; 6pm, Emotions Anonymous meets, Wesleyan Church-624-5545; 7:30pm, Town Board meets, Town Hall.
Friday, Dec. 30: 6:30pm, Free Movie, Town Hall - “Rudolph’s Shiny New Year.”
Saturday, Dec. 31: 8pm-3am, Lon ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:47:54 AM
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
LONG LAKE - The Long Lake Town Board has adopted a new local law to protect the new wellheads.
The “Wellhead and Public Water Supply Protection and Conservation Law” was unanimously adopted following a public hearing Dec. 14, at which several members of the public raised concerns.
Most were from Michael Romanych, Piseco, whose father owns property adjacent to the town’s wells on Stanton Hill; and attorney Fred Fink, who represents a property ow ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:47:12 AM
To contribute to the calendar,
call (800) 453-6397, ext. 111, or write Hamilton County Express, Box 166, Speculator, N.Y. 12164
Wednesday, Dec. 21: 8am, LL Library Board of Trustees meets, library; 10am, Swim Bus leaves St. Henry’s Church-624-3077 to sign up; 10:30-11am, Ask The Nurse, RL Post Office; 6pm, Emotions Anonymous meets, Wesleyan Church-624-5545; 7:30pm, Community Chorus Rehearsal, St. Henry’s.
Monday, Dec. 26: 7pm, LL Historical Society meets, Wesleyan Church Fellowshi ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 7:12:54 AM
Wednesday, Dec. 14: 9am, Northern Needles meets, St. Henry’s; 10am, Swim Bus leaves St. Henry’s Church-624-3077 to sign up; 11am-12pm, Ask The Nurse, Meal Site; 12-1pm, Free Blood Pressure Testing, LL Medical Bldg.—624-2301; 6pm, Emotions Anonymous meets, Wesleyan Church—624-5545; 7pm, Trivia Night, LL Diner / Owls Head Pub; 7:30pm, Town Board meets, Town Hall.
Thursday, Dec. 15: 12pm, Senior Christmas Luncheon, LL Meal Site-624-5221 for reservations.
Friday, Dec. 16: 6:3 ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 7:12:15 AM
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
LONG LAKE - Long Lake residents will get an early preview of the Long Lake Central School District’s 2012/13 budget when the Board of Education meets Jan. 11, 2012.
The board will hold a public hearing at the start of the meeting, even though most budget figures available will be little better than best guess estimates.
The hope is to receive some early input from the public on what areas of the budget could be cut back or should be expanded, with the goal ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 6:59:53 AM
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
LONG LAKE - The Town of Long Lake is hoping finding ways to save on energy use will translate into budget savings.
The Town Board heard a presentation last week on a pilot program to save energy, delivered by The Wild Center Grant Coordinator Kara Page and Sue Montgomery Corey, supervisor of the Town of Minerva and president of Community Power Network of New York, Olmstedville.
Page said it might be possible to cut back on the price the town pays for energy by a ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 6:59:19 AM
To contribute to the calendar,
call (800) 453-6397, ext. 111, or write Hamilton County Express, Box 166, Speculator, N.Y. 12164
Wednesday, Dec. 7: 12-1pm, Free Blood Pressure Testing, LL Medical Bldg.-624-2301; 6pm, Emotions Anonymous meets, Wesleyan Church-624-5545.
Thursday, Dec. 8: 1pm, Order of the Eastern Star meets, Masonic Hall.
Saturday, Dec. 10: 9am, Zumba, Town Hall; 5pm, LL Holiday Lights Tour starts.
Sunday, Dec. 11: 12:30pm, Stampin’ Up Workshop-624-2125.
Monday, Dec. 12 ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 7:24:05 AM
LONG LAKE - Former As the World Turns soap stars Martha Byrne and Ellen Dolan returned to Long Lake for the second annual Adirondack Affair Soap Weekend this fall.
Martha (Lily Walsh Snyder) and Ellen (Margo Hughes) portrayed their characters on As The World Turns for over 20 years. Both leapt at the opportunity to visit Long Lake again.
Guests and fans traveled from as far away as Pennsylvania, Ohio and Syracuse and as close by as Plattsburgh and Lake Placid to participate.
The Friday night Cab ...
